One year ago, the biggest stars in music were gathering in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. Suddenly, on Saturday night, the night before the Awards show, the news came out that Whitney Houston had died. That event will be documented in a TV special this Saturday night, titled “A Death In The Family.” A number of artists were interviewed […]
The Band Perry co-host this week. Their current hit is “Better Dig Two.” It’s from their second CD, due out on April 2. They’re on the road all year with Rascal Flatts. They talk about last year’s tour with Brad Paisley, their European tour, and their performance on the Grammy Nominations Concert. They explain their […]
One of the highlights of the 2012 CMA Awards TV show was when Brad Paisley did his version of “Gangnam Style.” But it came at a price. Brad told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he got some outside help: “I worked with Michael Jackson’s choreographer all week, I’m not kidding just to be able to […]
Randy Houser knows “How Country Feels,” and now he knows how a #1 record feels. This week, Randy’s latest hit is #1 in the Country Countdown USA Top 30. Lon Helton and co-host Brad Paisley called Randy to congratulate him. “It’s been incredible. We were in Milwaukee when I got the news. I’ve been going […]
Today, Hunter Hayes is a Grammy-nominated country star. But more than 10 years ago, he was a kid who just loved to play music. There is a video with Hunter at age 4 playing an accordian with Hank Williams Jr. But he played with many others. When Brad Paisley co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he told Lon […]
Brad Paisley’s next CD, Wheelhouse, will be released on April 9th, and it will contain the first single, Southern Comfort Zone. But until now, all other details about the album have been a mystery. This week, Brad co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, and for the first time discussed a lot of specifics about […]
Brad Paisley co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Southern Comfort Zone. He just performed at the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC. His latest CD, “Wheelhouse,” will be released in April, and Brad shares some very secret details about the album and a few special guests. Brad also previews his summer […]
Gary Allan is the proud father of three daughters. A few years ago, the 45-year old country star welcomed his first grandchild. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I got a grandbaby that’s 5! She’s awesome. Her name is Chloe. We had Christmas at my house this year, and when you have a 5 year old […]
Gary Allan just released his first CD in three years, and it’s even more personal than his previous ones. He spoke about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I think this is the best thing I’ve done, or my favorite thing I’ve done. One reason is because we took longer to make it, I had […]
Dierks Bentley & Miranda Lambert just launched their Locked & Reloaded Tour. As the name indicates, it’s a reunion for the two, and a chance to give their fans an extra bang for their buck! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Dierks & Miranda at a Nashville rehearsal last week. How’d this tour come about, Dierks? […]
